diff --git a/.system b/.system
index c97c966..484b223 100644
--- a/.system
+++ b/.system
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
   "handoff": "invoke systemd boot",
   "instances": {
     "B7FFCD6C11974FC7A74509B6683D7420": {
-      "config": {},
+      "config": {
+        "sshd": "invoke sshd start"
+      },
       "module": "systemd"
     },
     "600F5B3828BC4D78BCBA375596F6898B": {
@@ -10,5 +12,8 @@
       "module": "sshd"
     }
   },
-  "aliases": {}
+  "aliases": {
+    "systemd": "B7FFCD6C11974FC7A74509B6683D7420",
+    "sshd": "600F5B3828BC4D78BCBA375596F6898B"
+  }
 }
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diff --git a/src/commands/create.ts b/src/commands/create.ts
index 707358f..b1f6b64 100644
--- a/src/commands/create.ts
+++ b/src/commands/create.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { system, autoColorString } from '@kernel:base';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
 import * as uuid from 'uuid';
 
 export default async function create(module: string, name: string, id: string) {
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ export default async function create(module: string, name: string, id: string) {
   // undefined means no paramter given. this is treated as a default alias
   // otherise, null should be to create anonymous instances. only addressable
   // by their creator or by discovery protocols to come soon...
-  name = name === undefined ? module : null;
+  name = name === undefined ? module : name;
   if(system.aliases.has(name)) {
     if(name === module) {
       throw new Error('DEFAULT_MODULE_ALREADY_EXISTS');
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ export default async function create(module: string, name: string, id: string) {
   if(name) {
     system.aliases.set(name, id);
   }
-  console.log('Created instance of', autoColorString(module))
+  console.log('Created instance of', autoColorString(module));
+  if(name) {
+    console.log('   Alias:', autoColorString(name));
+  }
+  console.log('      Id:', chalk.ansi256(242)(id));
   return id;
 }
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diff --git a/src/commands/executor.ts b/src/commands/executor.ts
index 3e61867..3894372 100644
--- a/src/commands/executor.ts
+++ b/src/commands/executor.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 export default function createExecutor(functions: any) {
   return async function execute(...options: string[]) {
-    // console.log('λ', line);
     const [cmd, ...args] = options;
     if(cmd in functions) {
       const toInvoke: (...args: any[]) => void | Promise<void> = functions[cmd as keyof typeof functions];
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 0ef76da..182988a 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const kernel = {
       location = system.aliases.get(location);
     }
     if(!system.instances.has(location)) {
-      throw new Error('INVOCATION_TARGET_DOES_NOT_EXIST');
+      throw new Error('INVOCATION_TARGET_DOES_NOT_EXIST: ' + location);
     }
     const instance = system.instances.get(location);
     if(!(fn in instance.functions)) {
diff --git a/src/modules/systemd.ts b/src/modules/systemd.ts
index 1809b47..896701c 100644
--- a/src/modules/systemd.ts
+++ b/src/modules/systemd.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
-export default {
-  boot() {
-    console.log('systemd is being told to boot!');
+import { exec } from '@kernel:base';
+
+export function boot() {
+  for(const [name, script] of Object.entries(this.config)) {
+    exec(script);
   }
+}
+
+export function add(name: string, ...commandParts: string[]) {
+  this.config ??= {};
+  this.config[name] = commandParts.join(' ');
 }
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